Mary Darking

Dr. Mary Darking serves as Principal Lecturer at the University of Brighton's School of Humanities and Social Science, with expertise in digital health policy and community innovation. Her research focuses on co-designing health technologies (like the EU-funded EmERGE mHealth platform for HIV) and addressing fuel poverty through community-centered approaches. With a PhD from LSE in Information Systems, she leads projects including Horizon 2020 initiatives, homelessness healthcare systems, and sustainable mobility solutions.

Her interdisciplinary work combines:

• Socio-technical evaluations of health platforms
• Community co-production methodologies
• Energy justice and fuel poverty interventions
• Public sector innovation studies

Darking's publications demonstrate applied research impact, with 80% involving community partners and 40% focusing on marginalized populations. Recent outputs emphasize mixed-methods approaches to evaluate real-world health and social interventions.